The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-14
K 0 TERRITORIAL NEWS

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Hugh ]. Campbell, in an Grafton at
Armour, gives the division question
2 spirited airing.
Ex-Gov. Pierce delivered the Fourth
of July Grafton at Grand Forks.
Dakota pensions-Widow A. A.
Ellsworth, Lakeside; J. Stroud, Ell
dorado; J. Bolford, Madison; E. G..
Bates. Washington.
The first free mail delivery in Dako-
Ia lie put in operation at Sioux Falls.
At Steele, Clint Patterson was shot
by B. seabright.
A son of G. G. Moulton, of Pierre,
was accidentally shot by a compan'
ion.
Sheriff Ballgoord, of Flandreau, has
been indicted for compromising a feL
ony. .
Sheriff Stanchfeld arrives at Mitch.
ell with Chas. Stocking, a horse thief,
captured at Elkton. .
Reports from Yankton are to the
effect that good crops are assured all
over Southern Dakota. !.
P. NJ. Springer OF Forest City, presi-
dent of the Forest City & Watertown
railroad, has been notified by the
secretary Of the interior that the map
of his roads right of way has been re-
ceived and referred to the commission
err OF the general land Office for his
approval. 1t will undoubtedly be ap.
proved. and the road will have every
opportunity for building before snow
Great uneasiness is felt at Forts Ben
nett and Sully over the liability of be.
ing left alone when the Eleventh in
fantry goes East. Some thirty-five
hundred Indians live around these
posts, and if the redskins see the mill
tary leave, depredations may follow.
Indians on Cheyenne agency were in the
New Ulm massacre. This news is
cleaned from a army officer.
William Williamson made cash
entry Of the southeast quarter Sec
ton 20, town 112, range II, Huron
land district. Mr.. Sparks thought he
had not shown good faith, and revers-
ing the action OF Miller and McFar-
land, hung Mr.. Williamson up as a
sacrifice to cancellation. The secre-
tary says that Williamson acted in
perfect good faith, and approves the
entry for patent forthwith without
any further debate.
A Dakota paper thus falls afoul OF
ts hated rival: "a man living about
twelve miles from here died from
poisoning. 1t seems he ate q lunch
that had been wrapped in a copy OF
our loathed and disguised contempt
rary and it killed him. Others should
take warning"
In a shooting ARRAY at Steele, B.
Seabright shot Clinton Patterson
through the thigh with perhaps fatal
results. seabright was arrested.
At Mitchell, Stocking, charged with
horse stealing, waived examination
and gave bail in $1,000 ON two sep.
arate charges.
At Mitchell, the two .year-old boy
of F. G. Moses got hold of rat poison,
and after intense suffering died.
During q storm at. Blunt, Kemp
Bros residence was shattered by
lightning. Two ladies escaped with a
slight shock.
During a heavy thunder storm the
house of John Holbrook, eight miles
northwest of Huron, was struck by
lightning. Seven or eight persons
were in thehouse, yet none were killed.
Two men named Bauchman had their
shoes cut and burnt off, yet they were
only ~momentarily numbed.
At Sioux Falls, the Cataract house
was damaged $500 by fire.
At a meeting OF millers in Aberdeen
it was decided to form a South Da-
kota Millers' ASSOCIATION.
Territorial Treasurer Raymond
turned over to the express company
at Bismarck four packages containing
bonds amounting to -$477,235, for
shipment to Preston & Co., Chicago,
the successful purchasers.
The Milwaukee railway company
allowed damagef for burningfair ground
buildings at Mitchell, some time ago
by locomotive sparks.
The office of the Public Opinion, a
weekly published at Watertown, was
recently entered at night by some un.
known parties, who "pied" the forms.
Mr.. Lyon has offered a reward OF $500
for information leading to the arrest
of the guilty party.
The railroad north from Madison
is being extended at the rate of two
miles a day, and connections with the
Hastings & Dakota at Bristol will be
made in a short time.
President Davis, of, the Dakota
Press association, says that the meet
ing will be held at Big Stone Lake,
probably the last Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday OF July.
The old soldiers OF Southeastern
Dakota will hold a grand reunion and
encampment on the shore of Lake
Madison on July IL, Is and IA.
The Cardinal a Peacemaker.